The German cabinet's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, confirmed on Monday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had paid a visit to Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny during his treatment at the Charite hospital in Berlin
BERLIN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 28th September, 2020) The German cabinet's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, confirmed on Monday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had paid a visit to Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny during his treatment at the Charite hospital in Berlin.
Earlier in the day, Navalny confirmed this visit on Twitter, refuting a claim by German magazine Der Spiefel that this was a "secret" meeting.
"Yes, I can confirm [the visit]," Seibert said at a briefing.
The spokesman also noted this was not a "secret" visit, but just a "private" one.